

Nightjohn
Words Are Freedom
★ 5.819961h 32mReleased
DramaTV Movie
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
Director
Charles Burnett
Writer
Bill Cain, Gary Paulsen
Language
English
Top Cast

Beau Bridges
Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs
Old man

Kathleen York
Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw

Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
J
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
A
Allison Jones
Sarny
P
Patty Mack
Evelyn
D
Deborah Duke
Lethe

Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
M
Monica Ford
Egypt
G
Gerald Brown
Joseph
R
Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
S
Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen

Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen















